Live Report From The Festival

Wow,Neil did a solo set here in Cincinnati!!
He started at 3:05 and ending at 3:30 at the workshop tent.
Leo E. made a good call on Homefires!

He was in a great mood, asking for sing-a-long
chorus on the last tune. Called us an "obscure"
crowd, assuring us that was a compliment.

Tons o' Rusties already in attendance; more to come.
Psyched for the rest of the day... :)

Tom Hanna
(from a HORDE/MSN terminal)

HORDE at Riverbend (Cincinnati)July 29, 1997

mini-review byGary Computer Cowboy Wilson

It was a fucking great show.
Especially the acoustic set. Before Homefires,
BH yelled out "Ordinary People!", to which Neil says
"She wants me to do some obscure song
I did twice 9 years ago, with about 400 verses."

He also took questions: It was a turkey sandwich.

Notes about the Electric stuff:

Rockin in the Free World - not very intense at first... But they got in
the groove eventually.

Crime in the City - again, not as intense as Detroit's. Then they finally
started the fan on stage, and Neil sighed "Ahhhh"
about five times. I guess that did the trick, because he and the horse rocked from
there on out.

Big Time - I think quite different that the 96, or the Detroit version.
This was a keeper. The song has always seemed brave to me. Tonight it
made me think that when two souls meet, they've got to be brave.

Ohio (acoustic) - He said "...I just never
wanna forget those people" at the end of a fairly long rap about the song.

Down By The River - he was.

Tonight's the Night - Tried to tell Mrs. Cowboy about the stuff he's
been throwing into this one, making the version unique, and she says "Hasn't
it all been the same song?"

Piece of Crap (encore) - He said "I'm not
used to running out of time...well, this is guaranteed to be awful."
It was. Awful, but good. :)